Scenic tourism on the northeastern borderland : lake Memphremagog's steamboat excursions and resort hotels, 1850-1900

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Description :
Lacking the salt-water beaches, accessible mineral springs, and rugged mountains that attracted the first tourists to the norteastern United States, the Vermont-Quebec borderland did boast a number of clear and picturesque bodies of water. Once the lake became accessible by rail, American and Canadian promotional literature and graphic illustrations emphasized the romantic nature of its paddle-wheel excursions, scenic landscape and resort hotels. This type of tourism was depicted as a passive experience. Local entrepreneurs were also quick to take advantage of the market for scenery, and there was no apparent conflict with the industrial development that was taking place at both ends of the lake.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 2009, vol. 35, n°. 4, p. 716-742, nombre de pages : 27

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press